浙江省杭州周边余高、萧山中学、萧山三中、余二高2022-2023学年下学期高一英语期中测试题

浙江省杭州周边余高、萧山中学、萧山三中、余二高2022-2023学年下学期高一英语期中测试题学校:姓名:班级:考号

一、阅读理解

1.The LouvreThe Louvre openedin1793in Paris,is oneof the worlds largestand mostvisited art museums.The famouslass pyramidwhich isin themain courtyardof theLouvre Palacewas addedin1989and servesas themain entranceto the museum.Its exhibitscome fromclassical Greeceand Rome,medieval Europeand NapoleonicFrance,etc.Its mostfamous exhibit,of course,is LeonardodaVincis paintingof theMona Lisa,generally to be foundsurrounded bycrowds ofcamera-flashingtourists.

2.The EgyptianMuseumHome toat least120,000items of ancient Egyptianrelics,the EgyptianMuseum in Cairo wasopenedin

1902.There aretwo mainfloors of themuseum.On theground floorthere is a wide（纸莎草名氏）collection ofpapyrus andcoins usedby the ancient Egyptians.On the first floorthereare itemsfrom thefinal twodynasties ofAncient Egypt.Highlights includethe objectsfromthe Tombof Tutankhamenand theRoyal MummyRoom containing27royal mummies.

3.The Vatican Museums（教皇）Founded byPope JuliusII in the16th century,the VaticanMuseums inRome are（螺旋形）among the best museumsin the world.The museumsare mostfamous for the spiralstaircase,the RaphaelRooms and the SistineChapel.Michelangelo paintedthe chapelceilingbetween1508and

1512.Today theceiling,and especiallyThe LastJudgment,are widelybelievedto beMichelangelo^best achievementsin painting.

4.The MetropolitanMuseum ofArtThe MetropolitanMuseum ofArt,known as the Met,is anartmuseumlocated inNew YorkCity.This massivebuilding,originally openedin

1872.holds actuallyhundreds ofrooms onit twofloors,containing more than twomillion worksof artfrom acrosshuman historyand aroundtheworld,covering almostevery fieldof artin existence.

1.Which museumhas thelongest historyofmiles sittingin thesmoke-filled backseatof a1973Olds cargrows tohate smoking.So ononeparticularly longdriving day,I decidedto dothe math.I dontremember exactlywhat thenumber was.Two minutesper puff,twenty puffspercigarette,twenty cigarettesper pack,one packa dayfor thirtyyears.About sixteenyears When Iwas satisfiedthat I had comeup with a reasonablyaccurate number,I pokedmy headbetween the注意two frontseats andtapped mygrandmother on the shoulder.续写词数应为左右

1.150请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答

2.I toldgrandma thatshe hadtaken sixteenyears offher lifefrom smoking.My grandpagot outof thecar andasked meto follow.A.The Louvre.B.The VaticanMuseums.C.The EgyptianMuseum.D.The MetropolitanMuseum ofArt.

2.If visitorsare interestedin Tutankhamenwhich museumis thebest choiceA.TheLouvre.B.The VaticanMuseums.C.The EgyptianMuseum.D.The MetropolitanMuseum ofArt.

3.Which of the followingis notmentioned according to thematerialA.Visitors canenter theLouvre throughthe famousglass pyramid.B・The LastJudgment isconsidered to be oneof Michelangelo^greatest works.C.The MetropolitanMuseum ofArt andthe EgyptianMuseum bothare atwo-storey building.D.The collectionsin theVaticanMuseumsshow thestory ofhuman culturefrom pastto present.ChatGPT,an artificialintelligence chatbotdeveloped byOpen AIand launchedin November2022,hit theI million-user markin fivedays andattracted100million monthlyusers injust twomonths,making itthe fastest-growing userapp inhistory.Since ChatGPTcan writeemails,computer code,even academicpapers andpoems andhaspassed anumber oftests withinseconds,including theUS Barexam,and medicalexams,it isseen（颠覆性革新）by manyas apossibly disruptiveinnovation fordifferent industries,especially thehigher education.So isChatGPT goodor abad Theglobal responseto ChatGPTvaries greatly.Someuniversities havebanned it.The New York CitysDepartment ofEducation,fbr example,bannedthe chatbotfrom itspublic schooldevices andnetworks,with somepeople warningthat itcouldhelp morestudents tocheat,especially inexams,while othersregard itas ablessing ratherthan acurse.Andreas Schleicher,director ofeducation andskills of the Organizationof EconomicCo-operation andDevelopment,for example,said hewelcomes ChatGPTbecause itgives peopleachance toconcentrate lesson tasksthat technologycan performequally well.According toa surveyconducted byStudy.com coveringmore than100educators andover1,000students,one-third of the educatorssaid theybelieve ChatGPTshould bebanned inschoolsand universities,while therest supportedstudents havingaccess toit.By theway,more than89percent of the studentssaid theyhad askedfor helpfrom ChatGPTto completetheir homeworkorother assignments.Since thenoticed valueand functionof ChatGPToutweigh therisks andmany sayit hasmorepros thancons howcan webetter dealwith thechatbot andits developmentChatGPT,together with the accompanyingAI revolutionis likelyto havea far-reachingimpact on highereducation,where discussionsand debatesare continuingabout theaffects itwillhave.

4.What cantbe doneby ChatGPTbased on the passageA.Compose poems.B.Pass medicalexams.C.Play computergames.D.Write academicpapers.

5..Why doesAndreas Schleicherregard ChatGPTas ablessingA.Because itprevents studentsfrom cheatingin theexams.B.Because ithas theability toperform tasksas wellas people.C.Because itmakes peopleconcentrate moreon theirexaminations.D.Because itfrees peoplefrom tasksthat canbe doneby technology.

6.What isthe authorsattitude towardsChatGPTA.Negative.B.Unconcerned C.Objective.D.Positive.

7.What willthe followingparagraph probablytalk aboutaccordingto the passageA.The valueand functionof ChatGPTin dailylife.B.The influenceof ChatGPTonhighereducation.C.The opportunitiesand challengesoftheInterne.D.The discussionsand debatesontheAI revolution（海螺）A largeconch shellbrought littleattention ina Frenchmuseum formany years,but itis now quicklygaining attention.The shellis thoughttobe the oldestknown seashellinstrument.And itstill works,producing a deep sound,like ahorn fromthe distantpast.The shellwas foundduring theexploration ofa cavewith prehistoricwalk paintingsin thePyreneesMountains inFrance.It wasbelieved tobe adrinking cupfbr ceremony.Scientists fromtheUniversity ofToulouse recentlytook afresh lookat the conch shell.They nowbelieve it was toserveas awind instrument.They alsoinvited a French horn player toplay it.Hearing itforthefirst time,fbr meit was a bigemotion andcaused someworry.Saidarchaeology researcherCarole FritzShe fearedthat playingthe31-centimeter-long shellmightdamage it,but itdid not.The shellproduced clearmusical notesinC,C sharpandD.The researchersestimate ittobe about18,000years old.Conch shellshave beenused widelyin musicaland ceremonialtraditions,including inancientPeru,Japan and India.The shellinstrument foundin theMarsoulas caveisnowthe oldestknownexample.Earlier,Gilles Tosello,another archaeologistin Toulouse,said aconch shellinstrumentfound in Syria wasestimated tobe about6,000years old.（盘货）The latestdiscovery was made after a recentinventory at the NaturalHistory MuseumofToulouse.The researchersnoticed someunusual holesin the shell.Especially importantis thattheend ofthe shellwas brokenoff.That createda holelarge enoughto blowthrough.Carefulexaminations witha microscopeshowed thatthe openingwasmadeby humans.Using amodel oftheshell,the archaeologistsplan to continue studyingthe hornssounds.Tosello hopedto heartheancientinstrument playedinside thecave whereit wasfound.He saiditwas wonderfulwhen anobject wasforgotten somewhereand suddenlyit cameagain into the light.

8.In whatcase was theconchshell foundA.On anexhibition ina Frenchmuseum.B.In aresearch onprehistoric wallpaintings.C.During theexploration ofa cavein mountains.D.In theobservation ofa ceremonialdrinkingcup.

9.Why didhumans makean openingattheend ofthe shellA.To produceadeepsound.B.To makeit lookmore beautiful.C.To createa holeto blowthrough.D.To showit wasunusual indesign.

10.Which ofthe followingis trueabout theshellA.It gainedattention assoon asit wasdiscovered.B.It couldproduce severalunclear musicalnotes.C.It wasplayed byaFrenchhornplayerand damage.D.It was about12,000years olderthan theone foundinSyria.

11.What canbethebest titleofthepassageA.The oldestinstrument canstill beplayed B.A researchfocuses onold shellinstrumentsC.A conchshell servesasamusical instrumentD.An ancientinstrument comesinto thelightagainGlobal warminghas beena publicconcern for a longtime.The Arcticis warmingtwice asfast（融化）as therest ofthe planet,meaning moreand moreice ismelting everyyear.“Its reallyworrying-the rapidloss ofsea iceup there-foralot ofreasons.,,Tracey Goldstein,aresearcher andenvironmentalist atU.C.Davis,says,One ofthose reasonsis seaanimals likeice（海豹）seals needthe ice to liveand give birth.Besides,asthe Arctic warms,the fishthe sealscatmay bemoving todeeper andcolder waters.So theseals have to travelfarther to hunt them.So thecombinationof allof thatis probablygoing toaffect theirhealth andtheir bodycondition.And thatwillmake themnot justunderweight butalso easierto catchother diseases.（哺乳动物）And thosediseases mayalso bekilling Arcticsea mammalsbecause Arcticseaice ismelting.When thereused tobe anice bridge,certain populationswould remainseparate fromeach other,so theycouldnt come in contactand giveeachothertheir bacteria,their viruses,etc.Butonce thosechannels startedto open,animals wereable tomove furtherand came into contact withnew speciesthat theyhadnt comeinto contactwith in the past.Goldstein andher coworkersrecorded thespread ofa diseasefrom2001through2016,whichproved tobe related to thedeath insea mammals.Mammals thatdepend onice tosurvive mayalreadybe onthe edgeof extinction.And morefrequent outbreakof diseasescould speedup theprocess.Meanwhile,humans maybe affectedtoo.Up in theArctic,people reallyrely ontheseanimals fortheir livelihoodand well-being.And asthose animalsdisappear,or astheir habitatdisappears,thats alsogoing toheavily influencehumans in that area.So theoverall healthof theenvironment,the animalsandthepeople up intheArctic overtime isjust goingtocontinuetodeteriorate.Unless,we humanstake meaningfulmeasures toslow theplanefs wanning.

12.What isthe authorspurpose ofthefirstparagraphA.To makea comparison.B.To offersome evidence.C.To putforward anopinion.D.To presentthe phenomenon.

13.Which is less likelyto happento seaanimals becauseofthemelting iceA.They willstay inshape andkeep healthy.B.They willcomeincontactwithnew species.C.They willhavetogo farthertohuntfor fooD.They willhave noplace togivebirthtobabies

14.What doesthe underlinedword deterioratemeanA.Develop.B.Vary.C.Impact.D.Worsen.

15.What isNOT thefact accordingtothelast paragraphA.Mammals thatdepend onicetolive aredying out.B.Diseases thatbreak outfrequently makethings worse.C.Humans living inthatarea haveadapted tothe change.D.Researchers foundthe diseaserelatedtomammals death.

二、七选五Todays smart phones cando almostanything instantly,but likeall tools,they shouldbe usedwisely.So hereisalist ofproblematic habitsthat smartphone usersshould avoid.Ignoring yoursurroundings.Imagine yourerushing througha crowdedsubway station,latefor anappointment.Suddenly someoneis blockingyour way,walking veryslowly,drifting back（用手拨弄）and forth,fiddling with their smart-phone.You probablyfeel annoyed,but doyou everdothe samething16Recording peoplewithout permission.It maybe attractiveto snapa pictureor takea videowhenyou seesomeone wholooks different.But recordingpeoples dailylives canbe rudeandhurtful.17Your friendsmay notmind youtaking picturesof them.But makesure youask beforepostinganything embairassingonline.Displaying theirmistakes forthe worldto seeis sureto hurtyourfriendship.18Disconnecting frompeople.Smart-phones aregreat toolsfor communication-except when（互动）they replacepersonal interaction.Its notuncommon tosee peoplesitting togethernotspeaking,but staringsilently attheir smart-phones.19Facial expressionsand bodylanguage（优先）express farmorethanwords.What youfocus onreflects yourpriorities.Interrupting aconversationto checkyour phonemeans thatthe personyoure withislessimportant thanyourmessages.20But thatmay notbea good thing.Some saythat unusedtime isnecessary fbrcreativethinking.So dontspend everyspare momentwith yourphone.Instead,see whatgreat ideasyou canthinkup.By avoidingthese habits,you canbe sureyour smartphone ishelping-not hurting-you.A.If youwant apicture,ask forpermission.B.Real friendshipsrequire face-to-face interaction.C.For yourown safety,put thephone awaywhile walking.D.Worse still,once picturesare posted,theyre impossibleto remove.E.With yoursmart-phone alwaysavailable,you alwayshave somethingto do.F.More timespent playingwithasmartphonemeans lesstime onother things.G.The mostimportant thingis touse itto keepin touchwith familyand friends.

三、完形填空Ive hadmany opportunitiesto experiencelivingina foreignculture,but my first experience（实习职位）cameinan unexpectedplace-my owncountry.WhenI was20,1got aninternship inNew York City.It wasmyfirsttime to21outside of my homestate ofTexas.With mymove northcame culture22,I grewupina big city inTexas.But itwasno comparisontothetightly23NewYorkwiththeir8million citizens.I wasused tolife ata24pace;NewYorkmoved fast.The sayingis true-this citynever

25.Ihad to adjust.My firstreaction wasfear.Fear Iwould26at mynew internshipinthe54-story officebuilding.Fear ofgetting lostonthesubway.Fear thatthe localswouldnt have27_for myfrequent momentsof confusion.My28ranged fromreasonable tosilly.But I29my fearsand kepttrying.I learnedquickly neverto30a NewYorker alwaysspeaks English.NewYork ishome topeople ofall walksof life,from allcorners oftheworld.At weekends,I wouldspendhours31along CanalStreet inChinatown—the closestId everbeento an32country.By theend ofmy internship,I wasa littleolder,a littlewiser andsick ofbigcitylife.I33the skyscrapers,tourists andthe highprice Ihadtopay fora cheeseburgerandfries.But Ihad34,too.I wasquicker,smarter andmore independent.I knewIwould missthat feelingof havingtheworldright atmy doorstep.But itwas good

21.A.study B.live C.travel D,explore35fbr thelife oftravel Idsoon begin.

22.A.heritage B.reaction C,shock D.feast

23.A.packed B.crazy C.equipped D.stressful

24.A.quick B.competitive C.unique D.relaxed

25.A.sleeps B,changes C,adapts D.erupts

26.A.attempt B.fail C,sweat D.recover

27.A.preference B.respect C,desire D.patience

28.A.fear B.relief C.sadness D.tiredness

29.A.ignored B.faced C.lost D.inspired

30.A.propose B.comment C.assume D.discover

31.A.reviewing B.hiking C.wandering D.observing

32.A.European B.African C.American D.Asian

33.A.admired B.hated C.afforded D.rented

34.A.grown B.won C.struggled D.practised

35.A.celebration B.emotion C,preparation D.contribution

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Everyone lovesagoodlaugh!We lookfor comediesand funnymovies36can makeus laughuntilwe cry.Clearly,laughter hasmany effects37us andit is38benefit toour health,from reducingstress andimproving bloodcirculation to39increase immunity.Now thequestion forus is:what exactlyhappens inour bodieswhenwe giggleor laughAnd whatmakes ourstomach hurtafteraperiod ofheavy laughterLets findout.When we laugh,our wholebody getsinvolved.Our jaw,our brain,and evenour bloodvessels震动.get into40act.As weha-ha-ha andho-ho-ho,our vocalcords startvibrating Whenwe胸月空laugh41hard,we breathemore rapidly.Because ofthis,our ribcage startsto become肋间肌smaller,which cancause sharppain inthe intercostal musclesthat42locate betweenthe ribs.In fact,these musclesare jokingly43refer toasthe“hurts tolaugh muscleinthemedicaldictionary.So whenwelaugh,the muscletenses up,theribcage44become smallerand themusclesget asolid workout.It pushesthe airout fromthe bottomofthelungs,which iswhylaughter issuch45good exercise.

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六、读后续写.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文47As akid,I spentmy summerswith mygrandparents inTexas,which wasa welcomechangefrom myHuston lifeof schoolandIloved it.（乘房车One ofthebestparts ofspending summerswith mygrandparents wascaravanning度彳段）withthecaravan club.Every fewsummers,we wouldjoin thetrips organizedby thecaravanclub anditwasduring oneof thesetrips thatmy grandfathersaid tome theright wordsatthe righttime——its muchharder tobe kindthan clever.I wasntvery old,maybe tenor eleven,but Iwas formingmy opinionsabout theworld,and ofcourse,I thoughtI knewmuch moreabout thingsthan Iactually did.Iwasthen,as Iam now,a bigreader anda crazyfan fornumbers.Anyone whohas beenon alongroad tripknows thatno matterhow manybooks youbring,how beautifulthe sceneryis,youstill havetoo muchtime tothink.So Ispent agood dealofmyextra timecalculating.I calculatedgasmileage.I figuredout theaverage per-item priceof groceriesbought overthe courseofthetrip.And atsome point,I sawan anti-smoking adon TV.The announcerdeclared thatevery timea（抽一口烟）.smoker tooka puffofacigarette hewas shorteninghis lifetime bytwo minutes.My grandmotherwasasmoker.I hatedit,and notjust becauseI knewthat itwas badfor her.Myguess isthat anykid whorides forthousands。